TNPSC Free Notes Polity In English -The Charter Act of 1813

இந்தக் கட்டுரையில், TNPSC குரூப் 1, குரூப் 2, குரூப் 2A, குரூப் 4 மாநிலப் போட்டித் தேர்வுகளான TNUSRB, TRB, TET, TNEB போன்றவற்றுக்கான  முறைகள் இலவசக் குறிப்புகளைப் பெறுவீர்கள்.தேர்வுக்கு தயாராவோர் இங்குள்ள பாடக்குறிப்புகளை படித்து பயன்பெற வாழ்த்துகிறோம்.

The Charter Act of 1813

Introduction
 Marquess of Hastings better known as Lord Hastings became Governor General in 1813.
He completed the work began by Lord Wellesley. When he became the Governor
General, the Gurkhas of Nepal, the Pindaris and the Maratha Chiefs wanted to
overthrow the British Power. But Hastings boldly faced all these problems and made the
English the Paramount Power in India.
 During his tenure the Charter Act of 1813 was passed by the British Government.

Provisions of the Charter Act of 1813
 The Charter Act of 1813 renewed the trading rights of the East India company for
another twenty years.
 The company was deprived of its monopoly to trade with India. The British Government
allotted one lakh rupees every year for the development of education in India.
 The Act made provisions for the appointment of a Bishop and three Arch Deacons
[Priests] to look after the welfare of the Europeans in India. The British merchants and

missionaries were allowed to settle in India after getting license from the Board of
Control.
Importance of the Charter Act of 1813
The monopoly of the company’s trade came to an end. The missionaries preached Christianity.
Western education was provided to the Indias.
Educational reforms
Allocated money by the Charter Act of 1813 to promote western education through the
medium of English. As a result English became a medium of instruction in India. A medical
college at Calcutta and Elphinston College at Bombay established.

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